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Whoa ho, folks! It’s here, the penultimate issue of Eternity Girl! I like to use the word penultimate because I know Eric hates
it,* but whenever I do, I am reminded of a time I used the word penultimate incorrectly and was made the
fool. So it’s a double-edged sword, cutting me as it cuts Eric!** Regardless,
this six-issue miniseries is almost done, so this issue is sure to be a
hum-dinger! Check out my review, right here!

*Eric will never read this review

**Seriously, Eric will never, ever even read
the introduction to this review

Explain
It!

It can certainly be tough to be pulled between
two friends with opposing ideologies. I imagine this is pretty common in today’s
politically-charged atmosphere. I can recall many times I tried to appease more
than one person by splitting the difference between their wants and
admonitions; invariably, this results in the satisfaction of no one. No,
instead it is more important that “to thine own self be true,” which will not
necessarily mitigate the disappointment of others, but at least you will be
okay with whatever outcome you’ve presented.

All Caroline wants is to die. Unfortunately,
because she was made accidentally immortal, she cannot do that without
destroying all reality, which is what her one-time nemesis, and previously
presumed deceased Madame Atom wants. On the other side of that equation is
Director Sloan, Rick the Never Man, the afro-having eternal Deejay Crash, and…I’d
assume most of humanity, if they were even aware of the danger. And here, these
forces face off, on two different planes of reality, while Caroline rages
against the injustice of a world that will not accept her nor will it allow her
to leave. This is sort of like when you play wingman for a friend that has
absolutely no chance with their intended objet d’flirting.

To save reality, Director Sloan and the Never
Man use some kind of radio frequency to short out Caroline’s inestimable
powers, while Caroline fights Deejay Crash on that other plane of existence.
They take her back to Alpha-13 headquarters, where Sloan tells Caroline they’re
going to scatter her intrinsic field so that she is no longer coherent. This
will keep her from eradicating reality is we know it, but will not quell her
cognizance, which is what Caroline really wants. She seems receptive to it
while Lord Hasho, the Buddhist Lion God appears in that other realm and, after
Caroline solves its riddle with an answer we do not read, allows her access to
the…whatever it was. Chaos Engine or something. The thing Caroline has to
destroy to get dead. And that’s where she’s headed at the end of the issue!

While there was more mano-a-mano action in this
issue than the previous four, much of it was given over to recapping previous
events—which, for a story of this weird caliber, isn’t unwelcome. I would not,
however, say that someone could jump on here and follow right along. Heck, I’m
not even sure faithful readers of the series will be able to follow along. I
was under the impression that Caroline’s attempt to go nuclear was thwarted two
issues ago (it was), but the stakes are just as high as they ever were. When
those stakes are “all of existence,” I guess there’s no other way to go. The
artist uses a technique to show events happening simultaneously in two dimensions,
and this is effective, but I’m afraid the story itself is too obtuse to be
followed easily in comic book form. Not that a prose novel would necessarily
fare better, mind you.

Bits and
Pieces:

This issue serves well to re-establish the somewhat confusing events leading up to it, but provides very little forward movement. We are positioned for a grand finale, so I suppose it has done what a penultimate issue in a series should do. Some great storytelling by Sonny Liew, but the story might be too obtuse for normal comic book layouts. Or perhaps my drugs have worn off.

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